Overwatch guide: heroes, maps, mechanics and more!

 Posted on December 3, 2022  |  10 minutes  |  2094 words  |  Patria Henriques

Whether you're trying out the free-to-play weekend on consoles or have been playing since launch and want to finally master the game's many maps and characters, we've teamed up with all-things-Blizzard sister site Metabomb in order to bring you all of the Overwatch guides that you might need. We will be continually updating all of our guide content on MetaBomb in order to make sure it remains relevant to whatever the latest twists and turns of Overwatch's evolving metagame happen to be. [Read More]

Pokémon Sword and Shield strong-looking Pokémon and how to get their guard down explained

 Posted on December 3, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  669 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Pokémon Sword or Shield strong-looking Pokémon are a new type of powerful foe you'll encounter on your travels. Ever thought it was strange that previous Pokémon adventures would scale each route close to your level? In Sword and Shield, things are different - as strong-looking Pokémon will appear at a higher level than your squad when you explore a place for the first time. As well as being more challenging foes, an important difference is you cannot catch strong-looking Pokémon - at least not right away - until you get their guard down. [Read More]

Valve slammed over "horrendous" Steam school-shooting game

 Posted on December 3, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  865 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

UPDATE 30/5/18: Valve has removed controversial school-shooting FPS Active Shooter from Steam, and its developer and publisher - Revived Games and Acid respectively - have been banned from the platform. In a statement addressing the matter, Valve explained that Revived Games and Acid are, in fact, one person - Ata Berdyev. Berdyev was previously been removed from Steam last autumn, according to Valve, when he operated under the names [bc]Interactive and Elusive Team. [Read More]

World of Warcraft Classic gets a release date, and a beta tomorrow

 Posted on December 3, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  689 words  |  Fernande Dalal

World of Warcraft Classic will be released on 27th August, Blizzard has announced, and a closed beta will begin tomorrow, 15th May. Classic will be included in your WOW subscription, and only current subscribers can opt in to the closed beta. There will be more information on the official WOW website but it's not there yet. Classic, in case you've been under a rock, recreates World of Warcraft as it was back at launch, nearly 15 bloody years ago. [Read More]

Fallout 4: Far Harbor - Far From Home

 Posted on December 2, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  812 words  |  Patria Henriques

Previous page Page 2 of 9 Next page If you've downloaded Fallout 4's new DLC, Far Harbor, it will be accessible straight away, providing you've met Nick Valentine in the game's main questline and are sufficiently levelled (level 30 is recommended) to face the challenges posed by Bethesda's biggest DLC to date. Far Harbor kicks off when a radio signal appears on your Pip-Boy from Valentine's Detective Agency. There's a new case for you and everyone's favourite hard-boiled android to crack, so head to Diamond City and lend him a helping hand. [Read More]

Modders release high-res Sonic Unleashed PC conversion

 Posted on December 2, 2022  |  1 minutes  |  203 words  |  Trudie Dory

Fans have done what Sega won't - clever-clogs modders have released a version of Sonic Unleashed for PC. The free download works as a total conversion mod for Sonic Generations. You'll need a Steam copy of that game for it to work, and the 2.34GB download file from ModDB. The new version includes support for unlimited resolutions, new higher-quality textures and 60 FPS gameplay. Eight modern sonic stages have been " [Read More]

New Pokémon Snap - Shiver Snowfields Alternative Route: How to unlock the alternate route for the Snowfields Day and Night courses explained

 Posted on December 2, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  696 words  |  Trudie Dory

Unlocking the alternative route for the Shiver Snowfields courses in New Pokémon Snap will give you the opportunity to photograph a wider variety of Pokémon, including Dewgong and the legendary Suicune. The actual process of unlocking this new route can, however, be rather complicated, as you'll have to visit both the Snowfields (Day) and Snowfields (Night) course. Thankfully, once unlocked, this alternative route will be permanently available to you on specific Research Levels. [Read More]

Persona 5's Morgana in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania

 Posted on December 2, 2022  |  1 minutes  |  188 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Persona 5's Morgana is the latest playable character coming to Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, Sega has announced, as paid-for post-launch DLC. Tonight's Gamescom Opening Night Live trailer for the game showed off the game's new feline addition (though also stated his voiceover and background music aren't in the game). We also got a brief glimpse at the 12 party games included in Banana Mania. (Don't worry, Target is of course there. [Read More]

Pokémon Sword and Shield Mew explained - how to get Mew using the Poké Ball Plus

 Posted on December 2, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  696 words  |  Patria Henriques

Using the Poké Ball Plus, you can bring Mew, the original mythical Pokémon, into Pokémon Sword and Shield. While you can't use the Poké Ball Plus as a controller when playing Pokémon Sword and Shield, you can still transfer Pokémon inside and take them for walks. Being able to receive Mew from a new Poké Ball Plus is an added little extra to encourage people to buy the accessory. [Read More]

The story behind the Oblivion mod Terry Pratchett worked on

 Posted on December 2, 2022  |  7 minutes  |  1468 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Imagination, not intelligence, made us human. In his Foreword to The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy, the late Sir Terry Pratchett writes, "Imagination, not intelligence, made us human." Most people know Pratchett as the author of Discworld, the famous fantasy series about a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants. However, what many people don't know is that the knighted author was also a massive fan of video games - so much so that he actually worked on mods for Oblivion, most of which were spearheaded by a Morrowind modder named Emma. [Read More]